For the Love of God is a 2007 short animation starring Steve Coogan and Ian McKellen, directed by Joe Tucker, and produced at the National Film & Television School.
Since creating the film, Joe Tucker has gone on to direct another three short films, and is also a writer for television.
Plot The film tells the story of Graham, a balding man living under the glare of his overbearing mother and their pet talking jackdaw in their home and Christian bookshop.
Graham orders a blow-up doll, which explodes to form a mural of God on his ceiling. With the encouragement of his pet jackdaw, he calls a sex line and tells them he wants to have sex with God, after which they hang up. Graham then gets squashed by a bookshelf, and wakes up in heaven. God looks like his mother.
Cast
Steve Coogan as Graham (voice) Ian McKellen as the jackdaw Julia Davis
Production The film was put together as a graduation project at the National Film and Television School. It was inspired by media coverage of celebrity sex tapes.
The film was shot over three months. It took a long time, as it is shot cinematically, rather than with a static camera as is more traditional in stop-motion films.
Awards and reception In 2007, it was the only British film in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.Cannes graduate hailed as the next big thing | The Times It was in the Cinéfondation section, reserved for film school students.
The film won a number of international awards including a Silver Hugo at Chicago International Film Festival and Best Animation at Santa Barbara International Film Festival and Rhode Island International Film Festival.For the Love of God – Awards – IMDb
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